Table 6 Correlation of childhood asthma control test (C-ACT) scores post-test and different variables at the 4th week of follow-up among the studied children after applying Buteyko breathing technique (n = 33)
From: Effect of the Buteyko breathing technique on asthma severity control among school age children
Variables | Control pause test (CP) findings (n = 33) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Childhood asthma control test (C-ACT) scores post-test | Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) | Control pause test (CP) findings | Heart rate (HR) | |
r P | r P | r P | r P | |
Age years | 0.006 0.975 | 0.529 0.002* | − 0.028 0.878 | − 0.285 0.108 |
Height | − 0.033 0.855 | 0.666 0.0001* | − 0.032 0.862 | 0.345 0.049* |
Body weight | − 0.213 0.233 | 0.390 0.025* | − 0.076 0.675 | − 0.274 0.123 |
Frequency of asthma attacks per month | − 0.254 0.153 | − 0.161 0.370 | 0.052 0.773 | 0.156 0.386 |
C-ACT scores | - | 0.531 0.001* | 0.709 0.0001* | − 0.526 0.002* |
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) | 0.531 0.001* | - | 0.551 0.001* | − 0.428 0.013* |
Control pause test (CP) | 0.709 0.0001* | 0.551 0.001* | - | − 0.474 0.005* |
Heart rate (HR) | − 0.526 0.002* | − 0.474 0.005* | − 0.428 0.013* | - |